Medium straw color; golden apple, lemon, vanilla on the nose; pear, butterscotch, honeydew melon, nectarine, toasty oak on the palate. Continue reading “Robert Hall Chardonnay, Paso Robles 2018”
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Landmark Overlook Chardonnay, Sonoma 2018
Medium yellow-gold color; yellow apple, butterscotch, white peach, lemon on the nose; lemon, yellow apple, pear, white peach, apricot, blood orange, pineapple, oak, pine nut on the palate. Continue reading “Landmark Overlook Chardonnay, Sonoma 2018”
Trapiche Medalla Chardonnay, Mendoza 2018
Medium straw color; yellow apple, pear on the nose; yellow apple, white peach, pear, citrus, honey, hazelnut, butter, vanilla, minerality on the palate. Continue reading “Trapiche Medalla Chardonnay, Mendoza 2018”
Ram’s Gate Sauvignon Blanc, Carneros 2019
Pale gold color; green apple, lemon-lime, apricot, grapefruit, flint, white flowers on the nose; apple, white peach, apricot, lime, nectarine, minerality on the palate. Continue reading “Ram’s Gate Sauvignon Blanc, Carneros 2019”
High summer wine
We bid farewell to July and anticipate August. We are in the hottest days of the year. High summer. The dog days. Wine strategies: Continue reading “High summer wine”
Lievland Old Vines Chenin Blanc, Paarl, South Africa 2020
Light-medium straw color; white peach, pineapple, passionfruit, citrus on the nose; white peach, yellow apple, pear, lemon, pink grapefruit, passionfruit, vanilla, slight oak note and beeswax on the palate. Continue reading “Lievland Old Vines Chenin Blanc, Paarl, South Africa 2020”
Frères Couillaud Bernier Sauvignon Blanc Val de Loire IGP 2018
Pale straw color; citrus, grapefruit on the nose; grapefruit, honeydew melon, pineapple, lemon, white pear, tangy citrus on the palate. Continue reading “Frères Couillaud Bernier Sauvignon Blanc Val de Loire IGP 2018”
Stoller Family Estate Pinot Noir Rosé, Willamette Valley 2020
Pale copper-salmon color; strawberry, lime, stone fruit on the nose; strawberry, watermelon, raspberry, key lime, pink grapefruit, minerality on the palate. Continue reading “Stoller Family Estate Pinot Noir Rosé, Willamette Valley 2020”
Masciarelli Villa Gemma Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riserva 2016
Deep ruby color; black cherry, cassis, plum, rosemary, smoke on polished nose; cherry, black cherry, blackberry, black plum, blackcurrant, chocolate, vanilla, cinnamon, mint on the palate. Continue reading “Masciarelli Villa Gemma Montepulciano d’Abruzzo Riserva 2016”
Golan Heights Winery Gilgal Sauvignon Blanc, Galilee 2019
Pale straw color; grapefruit, white peach, lemon zest, white flowers on the nose; grapefruit, tangerine, pear, peach, lemon-lime, guava, vanilla, minerals on the palate. Continue reading “Golan Heights Winery Gilgal Sauvignon Blanc, Galilee 2019”